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Strengthen Your Back and Glutes with the Bird Dog Exercise

Strengthen Your Back and Glutes with the Bird Dog Exercise

by Jessica Kisiel | Feb 26, 2019 | Posture and Technique, Sports Training

Although Bird Dog is an excellent exercise for strengthening the back and glutes, most people do it wrong. I counted three people performing the movement incorrectly during my short one-hour gym workout last week! Thus, I was inspired to write this blog. The Problem...
A Better Way to Band Walk

A Better Way to Band Walk

by Jessica Kisiel | Jul 27, 2018 | Posture and Technique, Sports Training

Band walking is a good exercise to strengthen your hips. Unfortunately, many people do it wrong. The problem is that the hip is not positioned correctly when performing the exercise. Additionally, people often don’t take into consideration muscle coordination during...
Train Movements, Not Individual Muscles

Train Movements, Not Individual Muscles

by Jessica Kisiel | Jul 13, 2017 | Posture and Technique, Sports Training

Please enjoy an excerpt from my book, Winning the Injury Game, available on Amazon.   Sports performance is the result of coordinated movements. Casting a fly rod, spiking a volleyball, paddling a boat, skiing moguls, and hiking up a mountain all require multiple...
Alignment is the Foundation of Strength and Athletics

Alignment is the Foundation of Strength and Athletics

by Jessica Kisiel | May 24, 2017 | Posture and Technique, Sports Training

Please enjoy an excerpt from my book, Winning the Injury Game, available on Amazon.   Gray Cook, MSPT, OCS, CSCS, researcher, national lecturer, and author, developed the “Optimum Performance Pyramid” as a model to understand movement. It is a three-tier pyramid;...

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